On Monday, the commissioner for justice and gender equality, Vĕra Jourová, will publish proposals to redress the gender pay gap. The pay gap in the EU, quantifying the difference in average hourly pay for male and female workers, remains resolutely large. According to figures released in October, Britain registered the biggest increase in the EU’s gender pay gap in 2015. The UK’s gender pay gap jumped from 19.7% in 2014 to 20.8% in 2015, the largest annual rise among Europe’s main economies. The gender pay gap is also partly caused because women have more duties at home and take part-time jobs.

Source: The Guardian November 20, 2017 04:52 UTC